Meet the Team

Jeff Marlett currently serves as Dean of Academic Affairs for In-Person Education at Unity Environmental University. Since the mid-1990s he has served as a faculty member and administrator in Arkansas, New York, and now Maine. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from Wabash College, a Master’s degree from Vanderbilt University, and his PhD from Saint Louis University. His 2002 book Saving the Heartland earned an honorable mention from the State Historical Society of Iowa for illuminating the role of rural and environmental images in American Catholic life. He enjoys cross-country skiing, hiking, cycling, and stand-up paddleboarding.

Dr. Gretchen Grebe (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of Aquaculture and Marine Sustainability at Unity Environmental University. She holds a Ph.D. in Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources from the University of Maine. Gretchen also received a M.S. from the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at UCSB where she specialized in Water Resources Management and Eco-Entrepreneurship, and a B.A. in Latin American and Environmental Studies from Bates College.

Gretchen’s current research and teaching interests include phycology (the scientific study of algae), sustainable ecological aquaculture, food sovereignty, eco-entrepreneurship, water resources management, co-management of natural resources, and climate change resiliency. A Colorado native, Gretchen spends much of her free time playing and exploring outside.